Regulation of Water Resources
Summary
Regulation of Water Resources; Revising the qualification requirements a person must meet in order to take the water well contractor license examination; authorizing certain authorities who have been delegated enforcement powers by water management districts to apply disciplinary guidelines adopted by the districts; prohibiting a person or business entity from advertising water well drilling or construction services in specified circumstances; providing that the Department of Environmental Protection’s variance review and advisory committee is not responsible for reviewing water well permitting, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed May 6, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2024 · House Mar 5, 2024
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 21, 2024
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
9
Committee
8
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/08/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/29/24, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Building
upper
Jan 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/17/24, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jay Trumbull
RRepublican
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